[New post] Beginner’s Choice: The Thai Cuisine Adventure
chayohome2020 posted: " People who are familiar with Thai cuisine will probably tell you that the popular Thai dishes are: green curry, red curry, tom yum soup, papaya salad; and pad Thai noodles I would say that they are right. These dishes are commonly fou" HomeBlog by HomSkil
People who are familiar with Thai cuisine will probably tell you that the popular Thai dishes are:
green curry,
red curry,
tom yum soup,
papaya salad; and
pad Thai noodles
I would say that they are right. These dishes are commonly found in foodcourts and restaurants in Bangkok. Cooked food is also sold in markets and in shops that specialise in take-away food. Bangkok is famous for street food.
Visitors to Thailand might not know that Thai cuisine differs from region to region. For example, the cuisine of Chiangmai (which is in the North) is quite distinct from the typical Bangkok cuisine. The popular Chiangmai dishes include Khao soi(a curry noodle dish) and hang le (or hang lay) pork belly curry. During a recent trip to Chiangmai and Lampang, I had a taste of Northern cuisine. It was amazing! Not-so-spicy curries, grilled meats and lots of vegetables.
My mother has a good memory for good food places. My cousin Art had no problem finding our destinations with GPS. The fresh mountain air, the trees, the rice fields and the rivers had a soothing effect after the traffic jams and hustle and bustle of Bangkok.
October is not the best time to visit Chiangmai because it rains almost everyday. November and December are the best months. Chiangmai has mild winter weather from November to February.
I watched a YouTube video yesterday of twin toddlers going on an outing to pick pumpkins in the US. It must be pumpkin season. Pumpkin is not so commonly served as a vegetable in Thailand as it is in the Philippines. It is more commonly served as a fruit in desserts. I like to make pumpkin in coconut milk with palm sugar. It's a common simple Thai dessert.
Pumpkin leaves with bacon and fried Chiang da leaves with eggs
Minced pork in coconut milk and vegetables
My plate
We had pumpkin leaves with bacon at a mountain resort in Chiangmai. We also had fried Chiang-da leaves (which is a type of herb) with eggs. These two dishes were new to me. The dish I enjoyed most was minced pork in coconut milk served with fresh vegetables.
Chiangmai is famous for its Northern style sausages. I like the ones with spices. They are usually served with a green chili dip.
We had Sunday lunch in Lampang, a city famous for its horse carriages. The deep-fried spring rolls (with meat fillings) were really good. Every dish came with lots of fresh vegetables. My cousin Siri will approve, she thinks we should eat more vegetables.
Pork balls with chili dip
Peanut sauce with vegetables
Deep fried spring rolls with meat fillings
Grilled chicken in Lampang
Some Northern Thai dishes are eaten with glutinous rice and others with kanom jeen (rice noodles). Apart from the good food, we enjoyed the company of a family from Lampang. It was interesting to see the similarity between Northern Thai cuisine and Vietnamese cuisine, especially with the use of rice paper to make fresh spring rolls.
A cool rainy day in the mountains
Thai Coconut Sundae
I have sweet memories of my recent trip to Thailand. I enjoyed catching up with my uncle Add, who is a retired professor. He has good jokes and loves ice cream. I went for my favourite coconut ice cream, it came with purple glutionous rice, corn and sago. I think it was a coconut sundae.
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